, 1887-10-27
from E.rflnH,s Daily.

! '1' f'''ti uuCIl udTlHt uJSp,Iil prop
erty.
The last issue o! the Hes! Shore con
tains some excellent views along th,
switchback across the Cascade mount
aims
We are indebted TO Mr.. j. Sharpe, q
Victoria, Is. e., for very comprehensive
and sensible pamphlet on model Farm
ing Science"
Mr.. ElIicott, u. ). penllenliary guard
arrived yesterday from mp Sound. He
said he found Port Townsend pretty
orderly, and would probably return b,
the AFTERNOON boat.
Messrs. CIapp & Feurhach are making
calculations to open for business Nov
lst. They have Leen DELAYED for want
of a building to do business in. Mr.
Ciapp's building has been occupied.
A school election will be held at the
public school house on Saturday, Nov,
9th, TO choose a director and school
clerk to take the places Of Mrs. II. E.
Phillips ard Robert Biles whose terms
of office expire.
Latimer X Co.'S drug store has been
moved to its new aud stylish apartments
III the McCurdy building. The stand
Just vacated in the Hastings building
vii! b. fitted up and used by Benny
Miller for stock Of confectionery and
notions. 1t is Il popular corner, and
one of the best business stands IN town.
Chief Engineer Wayson notes with
pride the growth of the town since he
was at home last-particnIariy the large
aud costly business blocks. He most
wishes row that he had let his salary in
the revenue service go years ago, and put
III machine shop here. By the way,
the Port Town Foundry would get
a great deal more business if Il machine
shop operated ia connection with it. 1t
has no facilities for finishing castings.
The lighting in font OF the Opera
House could be improved. On leaving
the theater after the performance on
Nednesday evening, one gentleman,
blinded by the lights inside and walking
into the outer darkness, stepped off the
sidewalk, severely bruising himself We
hope soon to see electric lights at that
point. A change in the grade OF the
sidewalk would also be advisable before
the winter season sets in.
l.. Nj. STARR DEAD.-A private dis
patch to the editor last evening an.
Hounced tie Capt. l.. ". Starr died yes
terday afternoon at his home iu Oak
land, Cal. Capt. Starr was one of the
brothers wLo for n loLg time controlled
and owned the principal steamboat bust
ness on Puget Sound; after the death of
Capt Geo. E. Starr he succeeded to the
individual ownership and management
of the line. About seven or eight years
ago he sold out to the o. +. & n. COM
pany, since which time he has lived at
his elegant home in Oakland. He was
ailingfor a long time, and only the most
skillful treatment has pro Ionged his life
thus far.
1t really seems as though Rev. ID. G..
LeSourd had become very absent mind
ed or forgetful. Or maybe he is extreme
ly busy. He was SO busy last year, You
know, that he could not possibls find
time TO perform his duty as Il committe-
man to investigate into the value OF our
university lands-even though the con-
ference year heightened out TO full
thirteen months. Now, although it is 0
month since the ARGUS propounded cer-
tain pointed questions of public interest
to the reverend gentleman, he hasn't
somehow had time to answer them yet.
Why don't some OF his friends jog his
memory about the matter, if he has for
gotten it? He is in very embarrassing
predicament before the world. and m
less he files an answer soon his case will
go by default. Do you hear, Brother
LeSodrd? By the way n few of those
preachers are having 4 tough time Of it.
One of them, who has been serving one
of the largest church societies in the ter
ritory has succeeded in decimating its
numbers so that 1t will be lucky to hang
together till next conference.